Fingolimod: An oral disease-modifying therapy for relapsing multiple sclerosis

Advances in Therapy

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 270-278

  Ann Yeh, E ^a   Weinstock Guttman, B ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

^b BUFFALO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fingolimod; Multiple sclerosis; Sphingosine 1 phosphate receptor modulator

Indexed keywords

BETA1A INTERFERON; FINGOLIMOD; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; PLACEBO; SPHINGOSINE 1 PHOSPHATE RECEPTOR;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; BRONCHITIS; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION RISK; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NONHUMAN; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PNEUMONIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECEPTOR BINDING; RELAPSE; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; BRADYCARDIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE II AS TOPIC; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE III AS TOPIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MACULAR EDEMA; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; RECEPTORS, LYSOSPHINGOLIPID; RECURRENCE; SPHINGOSINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958205590     PISSN: 0741238X     EISSN: 18658652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12325-011-0004-6     Document Type: Review

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